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Rhythm Grid
Artist reserves all rights to copy or photographically reproduce the Art Works, but the collect ...
Artist reserves all rights to copy or photographically reproduce the Art Works, but the collector may photograph or otherwise reproducein print the art work for non-commercial purposes. The artist also reserves all rights under any copyright laws to which the art works may be subject.

Rhythm Grid

Object NameSculpture
Artist / Maker (American, b. 1947)
Manufacturer (American, b. 1947)
Date1983
OriginUSA, Iowa City, Iowa
MediumSheet copper, brass, nickel silver, and other metals
Dimensions36 x 84 x 1/2 in. (91.4 x 213.4 x 1.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCommissioned by the Iowa Art in State Buildings Program for Horticulture Building. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU86.153
Status
On view
CultureAmerican
Label TextRhythm Grid and Unsettled Rhythms, both sculptures by David Luck, were created for the Horticulture Hall as an Iowa Art in State Buildings Program project. They were commissioned after the building was completed. The wall hangings are made of sheet copper, brass, nickel silver, and other metals. Each square has a different design with the overall theme based on horticulture. Some of the motifs include a lotus seed, grapes, weeds, and linden, oak and maple leaves.
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Horticulture Hall, South Entry Hallway
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